Salento is part of the coffee growing region in Colombia (sometimes referred to as the Coffee Triangle). This entire area was actually named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011. Salento is most known ...

In the Cocora Valley, located in the municipality of Salento (Quindío), about 65% of the water consumed by Quindians is produced, so local and environmental authorities warned that the large influx of ...

Can a place with trees nearly 200 feet tall still be hidden? The answer is yes, if you’re talking about Colombia’s Cocora Valley. Only recently has this tropical stunner of the Andes Mountains been ...

This Good Friday, tourists visiting the Cocora Valley, located in Salento (Quindío), got a big scare, after one of the wax palms of the sector fell on a private vehicle that was parked in a parking ...

The Cocora Valley, high in the Andes and surrounded by mountain peaks, was named a wildlife sanctuary in 1985 by then-President Belisario Betancur, to prevent exploitation of the wax palm, Colombia’s ...

Set on a working coffee plantation, this is the perfect place for those seeking peace and quiet, while wanting to be well-placed for local excursions. The mountainous setting is just a 30-minute drive ...